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Ray Moore's Study Guides provide insights into important but demanding texts. Sylvia Plath is one of the greatest and most popular poets of the twentieth century. Her poems do not, however, yield their meaning to a superficial reading. Plath demands a lot of her readers, but the rewards are worth the effort. Critical works on Plath deal with her poems selectively. Uniquely, this Guide goes through each poem providing a full explanation of its meaning and significance. For each poem there is: - an introduction with background information; - helpful study guide questions; - a detailed...